Page 49 of Alpha Bait

"Surely, but it won't be simple," I replied.

"Why not?"

"Indie."

Ames raised a brow.

"So it's all strategic then? With her?"

"No," I growled, "I'm not using her."

"It just happens to be convenient for you?"

"For us. Yes. Her brother wants to marry her off to Will Harkness to sweeten the deal."

"Like a whore?"

"Yes," I glowered at his use of the word, "Like a whore."

Ames stuffed his hands into his pocket and continued to examine Selena's room for clues of what exactly she'd been plotting.

"We need to find that girl before she does something stupid," I growled.

"Look at this."

Ames opened an old jewelry box on Selena's counter and pulled out a slip of paper.

"What is it?"

"A phone number."

"Whose?"

Ames squinted.

"Shit..."

"Whose is it?"

"It's a Valducci."

"No..."

"Yes."

"She can't really be..."

"She must be."

"We need to get out of here."

Ames had gone pale. I couldn't blame him.

"If they investigate they'll think we helped her."

"We both know we didn't."

"Where do you think she is?"

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